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Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Sony Xperia 5 II

What Mate 20 Pro does better (14) and where Xperia 5 II wins (15) — every spec side by side.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Huawei · 2018Mate 20 Pro
7.0Score
14 advantages≈ $650
vs
Sony Xperia 5 II
Sony · 2020Xperia 5 II
7.3Score
15 advantages≈ $700
Higher score
6.1Display7.1
5.2Performance5.2
7.1Camera8.6
4.9Battery2.9
6.7Features8.0
Dimensions

Size comparison

Mate 20 ProXperia 5 II
72.4 × 156.98.668 × 1588
Mate 20 ProXperia 5 IIDifference
Height156.9 mm158 mm−1.1 mm
Width72.4 mm68 mm+4.4 mm
Thickness8.6 mm8 mm+0.6 mm
Weight189 g163 g+26 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Mate 20 Pro better than Xperia 5 II?

  1. Main camera40 MP vs 12 MP3.3×
  2. Wired charging40 W vs 21 W+90%
  3. AnTuTu score736,755 vs 532,655+38%
  4. Wireless chargingYes · Xperia 5 II: No
  5. Battery capacity4,200 mAh vs 4,000 mAh+5%
  6. Water resistance (IPx)IPx8 vs IPx5+60%
  7. Selfie camera24 MP vs 8 MP3×
  8. Peak brightness660 nits vs 550 nits+20%
  9. Pixel density538 ppi vs 449 ppi+20%
  10. Measured brightness652 nits vs 600 nits+9%
  11. Screen size6.4″ vs 6.1″+5%
  12. Charged in 30 min70% vs 50%+40%

Why is Xperia 5 II better than Mate 20 Pro?

  1. Refresh rate60 Hz vs 120 Hz2×
  2. Storage (max)128 GB vs 256 GB2×
  3. Telephoto cameraNo · Mate 20 Pro: Yes
  4. 5GNo · Mate 20 Pro: Yes
  5. RAM6 GB vs 8 GB+33%
  6. 3DMark Wild Life Extreme675 vs 1,104+64%
  7. Geekbench 6 (multi-core)2,804 vs 3,301+18%
  8. 4K video frame rate30 fps vs 120 fps4×
  9. Ultra-wide cameraNo · Mate 20 Pro: Yes
  10. 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · Mate 20 Pro: Yes
  11. Weight189 g vs 163 g+16%
  12. CPU frequency2.6 GHz vs 2.84 GHz+9%
Specifications

Side by side

Sony Xperia 5 IISony Xperia 5 II≈ $7007.3
Design
Weight189 g163 g
Thickness8.6 mm8 mm
Height156.9 mm158 mm
Width72.4 mm68 mm
FrameAluminiumAluminium
BackGlassGlass
Ingress protectionIP68IP65
Water resistance (IPx)IPx8IPx5
Glass protectionGorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 6
ColoursBlack, Blue, Green, RedBlack, Grey, Blue, Pink
Display
Screen size6.4″6.1″
PanelOLEDOLED
OLED panelYesYes
Resolution (width)1,440 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)3,120 px2,520 px
Pixel density538 ppi449 ppi
Refresh rate60 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness660 nits550 nits
Measured brightness652 nits600 nits
Screen-to-body ratio87.9%80.9%
HDRYesYes
Performance
ChipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G
Chip makerHiSiliconQualcomm
Process7 nm7 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.6 GHz2.84 GHz
GPUMali G76 MP10Adreno 650
AnTuTu score736,755532,655
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)2,8043,301
3DMark Wild Life Extreme6751,104
Memory
RAM6 GB8 GB
Storage (max)128 GB256 GB
Storage (base)128 GB128 GB
Storage typeUFS 2.1UFS 3.0
Memory card slotYesYes
Camera
Main camera40 MP12 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Main sensor size1/1.73"1/1.7"
Rear cameras33
Optical stabilisationYesYes
Ultra-wide cameraNoYes
Telephoto cameraNoYes
Optical zoom3×3×
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps120 fps
Selfie camera24 MP8 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity4,200 mAh4,000 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Ion
Wired charging40 W21 W
Charged in 30 min70%50%
Wireless chargingYesNo
Wireless charging power15 W—
Reverse wireless chargingYes—
Connectivity
5GNoYes
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth55.1
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C 3.1
USB version3.13.1
Infrared portYes—
Dual-band GPSYes—
Satellite navigationGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDSGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersYesYes
3.5 mm headphone jackNoYes
Loudspeaker loudness—-28.3 LUFS
Fingerprint sensorUnder displaySide
BarometerYesYes
Sensorsproximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprintFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
SAR (head)0.4 W/kg—
Software
OS at launchAndroid 9.0 PieAndroid 10
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceEMUI 9.0—
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